Thursday, May 7, 2015

[2015.05.08] DONNIE YEN VS. MIKE TYSON

Meeting for the first time, Donnie Yen and Mike Tyson exchange pleasantries and even "spar" a little

Donnie Yen puts on the gloves to welcome Tyson's challenge

Mike Tyson presents a title belt to the film company

Karena Ng
courtesy of on.cc

The film IP MAN 3 two nights ago held its press conference
in Shanghai, which brought together the boxing king of a generation Mike
Tyson and the "Strongest in the Universe" Donnie Yen Chi Tan. They
exchanged gifts and even admitted that they were each other's fans, as
they unveiled their on screen due in a wave of harmony.

Attending the press conference were the film's producer Raymond
Wong Pak Ming, director Wilson Yip Wai Shun, action director Yuen Woo
Ping, screen writer Edmond Wong Chi Wun, actors Max Zhang Jin, Patrick
Tam Yiu Man, Karena Ng Chin Yu. Everyone shared their production
experience on the stage. Zhang Jin said that he had many action scenes
in IP MAN 3. He said that Yuen Woo Ping's action designs were not only
exciting but also very difficult. They were a lot of fun to perform. Ng
Chin Yu said that earlier they shot a fight scene between Chi Tan, Louis
Cheung Kai Chung and others and it truly was very exciting.

Chi Tan was a fan of Tyson. The chance was both exciting and
rare for him to perform and have exchanges with him. Tyson said that
before taking IP MAN 3, he has already seen the first two films in the
U.S. and became a Yen Chi Tan fan. He also became very interested in
Wing Chun. Chi Tan said that Tyson's boxing influenced him and inspired
him to design some action scenes. In the end Tyson gave Chi Tan a pair
of sparring gloves as an official challenge to him. Chi Tan gave Tyson
the mini wooden man that was the most able to represent Ip Man Wing
Chun. They also made a fighting pose, with Chi Tan welcome Tyson's
boxing with his Wing Chun style to bring the press conference to its
climax.

Chi Tan said that Tyson was one of big spotlight for IP MAN 3.
He would like the most to be able to create the mightiest martial art
fight scene in history with Tyson. He even believed that after this
collaboration they would become good friends.